Healthy Pumpkin Scones

This Pumpkin Scone recipe is my all-time favourite! Fall is also my favourite time of year. The outdoors become a canvas giving off a sense of new beginnings and peace. The trees start changing into a beautiful array of autumn colours and for whatever reason the sky even looks better in the evenings.

I also love fall fashion. I get to wear layers, jeans, boots and scarfs. It’s safe to say I could live in the fall season for a while. That’s not all I love about the fall. In fact, those aren’t even my favourite parts.

My absolute favourite part of the fall are the treats. A perfect day for me is dressing up in my leather jacket and brown boots to head outside for a walk with my beautiful daughter, Milia. I would enjoy the gorgeous pallet of reds, oranges, yellows and browns and even stop at my favourite local coffee shop and pick up a pumpkin spice latte paired with a pumpkin scone. Sounds pretty good, right?

The only problem is that I’m a fitness professional. I have to look good. Not only do I have to look good, I want to look good and these pumpkin treats are not benefitting me. Luckily, during my many hours at home with Milia I had a thought run through my mind, ‘why can’t I make my own treats?’ Fact is; I can’t take her outside just because I have a craving. It was like a light bulb came on in my head. I instantly began to think of healthy substitutes for the ingredients in my fall favourites.